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South Dakota, do not have regular access to transportation. Sioux Nation is situated near South Dakota's border with Nebraska, about 130 miles east of the Wyoming border.
• "If I had a car, I'd go to Whiteclay," said John High Hawk, 45, as he walked by Sioux Nation. "I know what they did was wrong, but it's our store."
• Residents can pay to take a bus to the South Dakota-Nebraska border, High Hawk said, but then they must walk to Whiteclay and wait for a bus to come back and pick them up.
• Peter Hill said he goes to Sioux Nation several days a week. On Monday, he ar

rived with a list -- milk, orange juice and cookies -- only to find the store closed.
• "I guess I'll go to Big Bat's," he said, referring to a convenience store across the street from Sioux Nation that sells snack foods.
• Yellow Bird Steele said grocery stores in Whiteclay have been accommodating to residents.
• "We've got good cooperation from them," he said.

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